The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-26
TT0dltIiIl'S New York Letter.

Special to the CAEBoN ADVOCATE.
Lord, how this world is given to lyingr
was the exclamation Of one of Shakes
pare's most Interesting characters, and
lns before Shakespeare time liars grew
and t!uuriShcd whose names have become
Immortal.
That TrincC of liavs, N.unchauspn. whose
wonderful stories have furnished amuse-
nrnt for several generations, if he had
lived till to-day would have tried some
other venture for fame than preying on the
creditlfty of his fellows. We have grown
wonderfully in the art of lying since
Munchausens time.
think 1t is in Eulwer's comedy of 'Not
81 Dad as We Seem. some one suggested
10 the OIL EUke, who IS one of the princi-
pal characters, that ii was wonderful that
he should have told the truth under cir
eumstanccs which almost involved his per-
Sonal ruin. lie replies, in substance as
follows, for cannot exactly recall the text A.:
''lf my word can't be trusted, what is the
use Of being Dukc?' III letter written
four weeks ago, told the story about Mr..
Nanning's and Dir. 1Olian's resignation
from the Treasury Department. Ten days
aF.,r | wrote. if one of CT; New York dali
les is to be believed, both these gentlemen
were interviewed al The Treasury Depart
m"nt in Nashingion on. II is said-I don't
know with how much truih-that Mr..
Juran declared that he lad no intention
OF rcsisnirg, and that Mr.. Manning was
equally rnsiive that lie had never heard of
any such banking operation; and further
more. that If any such Thing was OH the
tal'iS that he would be likely to know.
Since then both these gentlemen have left
the public service, and this week the bank
! spoke ii and described has been fully in
sngurattd--ab the capital is paid in-Mr.
Blaming is elected president at a salary of
SLIGO, and Mr.. Jordan has been made
cashier with a salary Of SlC,CCO, and in a
few weeks tie bank will be ready for busi-
ness. Now there is 10 special act of Con-
s.css 10 prevent the great American citizen
fio2 dOag as he picases 80 long as he keeps
NiIl.iE The aw,-but TO those unconnected
wi h .olilicS thPTe does seem to be some
thng inc0ngruous in mans stepping from
one Of the highest offices in the gift of the
people, to become president of a local bank
no Ma;tvr what its capital. Mr.. Clevc-
lands choice was challenged when he
placed Mr.. Manning at the head of the
Treasury Department; 1t was regarded by
many As one Of bis most unpopular appoint
lncnts, given in settlement of accounts TO
tie man wEo had made him Governor and
President In New York we only knew
him as a remarkably clever politician. who
in all the political deals of the last twent =
years never got left, il he knew it.
When the news Of his broken health
reached the community, there was wide
spread sympathy for the man who was sup
posed 10 have lost Lis health in the public
svryice, Vi hatcyer lis condition nav have
been. he is in most excellent repair now.
The resumption is that Mr. Naming
In,w cutie IS much about his new bank as
J, who gave the matter to the public three
weeks ago. II lie did not want to talk
about il he might have said so,like a truth
ful man, instead Of denying all knowledge
Of it. II your word is uo; to be trusted,
what il he use Of being a DGkeP
Another case is that Of Mrs. James
Tgovn roi,rr, who has recently been such
seu'ai,on IN London vill Cstler Joe and
Sll er lo,ms. Three weeks ago the an
nourctHtri was maze that Mrs. Potter.
claicA i'y h"s tucccss us an amateur, , as
s,u|y.ns f1r Tia" Professional stage and that
RriarsJutnls were Ec.Eg made with an
eminent manager 10 Ltirg hcr out. As
fccn A. lie American i,i'grGa, got back To
fonlon ii;s s'zicncut was II ct WITH an in
disrau' dental BY Mrs. Torcr and several
Gf her fri' ads, and The rut,,c was given to
understand that lie lady r,ver had tie re-
Ulcis'; ld,R Of Gonuing Tic ock or buskin.